Mar 07, 2021

Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

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Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

Liberal Arts Education, B.A.

Leading to Licensure K-8 SDA, K-5 TN

Meets K-8 standards for Seventh-day Adventist teaching licensure and K-5 standards for State of Tennessee teaching licensure.

Major	46
General Education	33
Elementary Foreign Language*	0-6
Professional Education	44
Denomination Certification	2
TOTAL	125-131

Required Courses

BIOL 103 - Principles of Biology (IN-7) 3 hours
CHEM - Any CHEM course 3 hours
EDUC 233 - Children’s Literature 3 hours
EDUC 243 - Foundations of Elementary Literacy 2 hours
EDUC 317 - Teaching with Technology 2 hours
EDUC 302 - English as a Second Language: Strategies and Methods 3 hours
EDUC 322 - Educational Research and Statistics (W) 3 hours
EDUC 419 - Philosophy and Leadership in Christian Education (W) (SERV-2) 3 hours
GEOG 204 - World Geography (SERV-2) 3 hours
HIST/PLSC, ELIT/ENGL/EESL, MATH, Science Emphasis Elective, 6 hours
MATH 117 - College Algebra 3 hours
MATH 215 - Statistics (IN-4) 3 hours
PHYS/ERSC elective (IN-7) 3 hours
COMM 330 - Intercultural Communication (W) 3 hours
or
HIST 356 - Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in American History (IN-6) (W) 3 hours
HIST 154 - U.S. History through the Civil War (IN-6) 3 hours
or
HIST 155 - U.S. History since the Civil War (IN-6) 3 hours
or
PLSC 254 - American National and State Government 3 hours
or
HIST 174 - World Societies to 1500 (IN-6) 3 hours
or
HIST 175 - World Societies since 1500 (IN-6) 3 hours

Total 46 Hours

*Elementary foreign language or two years of foreign language in high school 0-6 hours

Professional Education

EDUC 129 - Introduction to and Foundations of Elementary Education 3 hours
EDUC 201 - Teacher Education Candidacy 0 hours
EDUC 238 - K-8 Bible Methods 3 hours
EDUC 305 - Primary Literacy 3 hours
EDUC 324 - Elementary Language Arts Methods 3 hours
EDUC 327 - Elementary Mathematics Methods 3 hours
EDUC 331 - Educational Theory and Assessment 3 hours
EDUC 338 - Foundations of Inclusive Education (SERV-2) 3 hours
EDUC 339 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Reading 3 hours
EDUC 421 - Behavior Management-Elementary 2 hours
EDUC 448 - Response to Intervention 2 hours
EDUC 454 - Elementary Science and Health Methods 2 hours
EDUC 457 - Elementary Social Studies Methods 2 hours
EDUC 464 - Teaching Seminar 2 hours
EDUC 471 - Enhanced Student Teaching - Elementary (SERV-2) 10 hours

Total 44 Hours

Required General Education

Area R-1

RELB 125 - Life and Teachings of Jesus (R-1) 3 hours
or
RELT 177 - Christian Spirituality (R-1) 3 hours

Total 3 hours

Area R-2

RELT 138 - Adventist Heritage (R-2) 3 hours
RELT 255 - Christian Beliefs (R-2) 3 hours

Total 6 hours

Area R-3 or R-4

UD REL 3 hours

Total 3 hours

Area IN-1

NOND 101 - Southern Connections (IN-1) 1 hour

Total 1 hour

Area IN-2

ENGL 101 - Critical Thinking in Academic Reading and Writing I (IN-2) 3 hours
ENGL 102 - Critical Thinking in Academic Reading and Writing II (IN-2) 3 hours

Total 6 hours

Area IN-3

COMM 135 - Communication and Public Speaking (IN-3) 3 hours

Total 3 hours

Area IN-5

CPTE 100 - Computer Concepts (IN-5) 1 hour

Total 1 hour

Area IN-8

PSYC 128 - Developmental Psychology (IN-8) 3 hours

Total 3 hours

Area IN-9

BUAD 128 - Personal Finance (IN-9) 3 hours
or
ECON 213 - Survey of Economics (IN-9) 3 hours

Total 3 hours

Area P-1a

PEAC 125 - Fitness for Collegiate Life (P-1a) 1 hour

Total 1 hour

Area P-1b

PEAC 325 - Physical Activity in Elementary Schools (P-1b) 1 hour
ADAC, PEAC, or RECR course 1 hour

Total 2 hours

Area P-1c

PEAC 425 - Fit for Hire (P-1c) 1 hour

Total 1 hour

Total 33 Hours

Denomination Certification Requirement

HLED 173 - Health for Life 2 hours

Total 2 hours